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Students barred from meeting 


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A precedent was set Monday 
evening, April 7 when The 
Pacer was barred for the first 
time in history from hearing 
the verdict sent down by a 
governing body of the Student 
Government Association, an 
action which could result ui 
criminal chargei being levied 
against the Commission 

members for violating 
students’ rights 

The Election Commission, 
after hearing charges brought 
against Board of Trustees 
candidate Steve Hyers by 
fellow candidate Mike Turner, 
deliberated over two hours in 
closed session before retur¬ 
ning a “not guilty" vote, 
according to the defendant 

Interested students. Pacer 
editorial page editor Pamela 


Allen and Pacer staff member 
Richard Barrett were 
prevented by Election 
Commission member Paul 
Guyton from entering the room 
m which the verdict was to be 
read 

"On the spot we questioned 
the legality of the com¬ 
mission's action, but our 
complaints were dismissed in 
a flippant manner that in no 
way was compatible with the 
gravity of the situation." 
stated Allen and Barrett 

The reasons stated for the 
Commission's action were 
that they were interested in 
sparing the two parties in¬ 
volved unnecessary em- 
barasament,. Steve Carter, 
Election Commissioner 
stated that the action took 
place as a "courtesy for the 


two parties involved ." 

This action by uie com¬ 
mission violates Sections 2.3.4 
and 5 of Chapter 44 of the 
Public acts of 1974. Tennessee 
Code Annotated, commonly 
referred to as the "Sunshine 
law." 

"In the three years which I 
have been associated with The 
Pacer," said Aaron Hughev. 
editor. “I cannot recall any 
meetings of this nature to 
which the press has been 
denied access 

"The students have a right 
to know the circumstances 
surrounding any event which 
affects their perception of 
campus life to any extent 

Ted Council, director of 
Safety and Security, said "I 


think that the laws of the state 
of Tennessee should apply to 
the SGA as well as any 
governing body in Ten¬ 
nessee " 

A local attorney said. "I 
think that the sunshine law 
applies to this meeting as I 
understand the facts " 

Another attorney said,“- 
Based on the purpose and 
function of the SGA. I believe 
that it must conform to the 
sunshine law." 

Tennessee State Senator 
Jim White, the author of the 
. "Sunshine law", said, "In 
my offhand opinion, it violated 
the sunshine law to exclude 
the public (students and the 
press) from hearing the 
verdict It definitely violates 
the spirit of the law." 


"SUNSHINE LAW¬ 
S-4491. Policy— 

Construction.— (a I The 
general assembly hereby 
declares It to be the policy of 
this state that the formation 
of public policy and decisions 
is public business and shall 
not be conducted in secret 

<b) Sections 8-4401—8-4406 
shall not be construed to 
limit any of the rights and 
privileges contained in 
Article I, Section 19. of the 
constitution of the state of 
Tennessee (Acts 1974 <Adj 
S.l, ch 442, Sections 1 . 8.) 

8-4402. Open meetings— 
"Governing body " defined— 
"Meeting" defined.— All 
meetings of any governing 
body are declared to be 
public meetings open to the 
public at all times, except as 
provided by the Tennessee 
Constitution 

"Governing body" means 
the members of any public 
body which consists of two 
(2) or more members, with 
the authority to make 
decisions for or recom¬ 
mendations to a public body 


on policy or administration 
and also means a community 
action agency which ad 
ministers community action 
programs under the 
provisions of 42 C S C. 2790 
Any governing body so 
defined by this section shall 
remain so defined, not 
withstanding the fact that 
such governing body may 
have designated itself as a 
negotiation committee for 
collective bargaining pur 
poses, and strategy sessions 
of a governing tody under 
such circumstances shall be 
open to the public at all 
times. 

"Meeting" means the 
convening of a governing 
body of a public body for 
which a quorum is required 
in order to make a decision 
or to deliberate toward a 
decision on any matter 
Meeting does not include any 
on site inspection of any 
project or program 

Nothing in this section S 
shall be construed as to" 
require a chance meeting of 
two (2) or more members of 
a public body to be con¬ 


sidered a public meeting No 
such chance meetings in¬ 
formal assemblages, or 
electronic communication 
shall be used to decide or 
deliberate public business in 
circumvention of the spirit 
or requirements of Sections 
8 4401-8 4408 (Acts 1974 
(Adj S.l. ch 442. Section 2; 
1979. ch 411. Sections 1, 2.1 

8 - 4403 . Notice of public 
meetings. — (a) Notice of 
Regular Meetings Any such 
governmental body which 
holds a meeting previously 
scheduled by statute, or¬ 
dinance, or resolution, shall 
give adequate public nonce 
of such meeting 

(bl Notice of Special 
Meetings Any such 
governmental tody which 
holds a meeting not 
previously scheduled by 
statute, ordinance. or 
resolution, or for which 
notice is not already 
provided by law. shall give 
adequate public notice of 
such meeting 

<C) The notice 
requirements of Sections 8- 
4401-8-4406 are in addition 


to. and not in substitution of, 
any other notice required by 
law (Acts 1974 (Adj S.l. ch" 
442. Section 3.) 

8-4404. Minutes recorded 
and open to public — The 

minutes of a meeting of any 
such governmental body 
shall be promptly and fully 
recorded, shall be open to 
public inspection, and shall 
include but not be limited to 
a record of persons present, 
all motions, proposals and 
resolutions offered, the 
results of any votes taken, 
and a record of individual 
votes in event of roll call 
(Acts 1974 (Adj S I, ch 442. 
Section 4 ( 

8-4405. Action nullified— 
Exception.— Any action 
taken at a meeting in 
violation of Sections 8 4401— 
8-4406 shall be void and of no 
effect, provided that this 
nullification of actions taken 
at such meetings shall not 
apply to any commitment, 
otherwise legal, affecting the 
public debt of the entity 
concerned (Acts 1974 (Adj. 
S.l, ch. 442. Section 5.) 



Recent student elections 


'may be void' 


By RICHARD BARRETT 
Production Assistant 
and 

PAMELA ALLEN 
Editorial Page Editor 
All student elections held at 
the University of Tennessee at 
Martin since April 18, 1979 
may be null and void, ac¬ 
cording to the Student 
Government Constitution. 
Article VII, Section 1.8 of the 
Constituion states: 

"Election Commission 
members shall check on 
qualifications of all can¬ 
didates for the offices 
provided for in the Con¬ 
stitution and ascertain im¬ 
mediately after nomination 
whether or not such persons 
are qualified to serve." 

Evidence indicates that a 
full Election Commission as 
defined by the Student 
Government Constitution was 
not approved by the Student 
Congress until April 8, 1980. 


Evidence also suggests that 
from the period of April 18, 
1979 until April 8, 1980, the 
Student Government 
Association here on campus 
did not have an official 
Election Commission. The 
implication of these facts is 
that any decisions or actions 
by any tody calling itself an 
Election Commission must be 
considered invalid and not 
warranting any consideration 
by the student body as well as 
the Student Government 
Association. 

This evidence came to light 
as the result of students' and 
members' of The Pacer staff 
being barred from hearing the 
verdict in the Monday night 
hearing concerning the 
charges brought against Steve 
Hyers by Mike Turner. 
Turner, candidate for Board 
of Trustees, had accused 
fellow candidate Hyers of 
illegal campaign practices. 


When the Election Com¬ 
mission roll was called at the 
hearing, no mention was made 
of the three faculty members 
required by the Constitution. 
When asked the next day 
about this omission. Election 
Commissioner Steve Carter 
stated that he was unaware of 
the requirement for faculty 
members. Steve Hyers, 
defendant in the hearing, said 
he was also unaware of the 
requirement 

A list of the Election 
Commission members ob¬ 
tained from SGA the next 
morning (Tuesday) listed the 
following members: Paul 
Guyton, Terry Todd, Sheila 
Munns, Brenda Boals, 
Douglas Duncan, Kevin 
Lineberry, Melanie Purdue 
and Steve Carter. Again no 
mention was made of the three 
faculty members required by 
the Constitution. 

At the Student Congress 


Hyers found not guilty' 


By PAMELA ALLEN 
Editorial Page Editor 
and 

RICHARD BARRETT 
Production Assistant 

UT Board of Trustees 
candidate Steve Hyers was 
found "not guilty” of illegal 
campaign practices by the 
Election Commission at a 
hearing Monday evening, 
April 7, according to Steve 
Carter, election com¬ 
missioner. 

Hyers was acquitted of 
charges urought by fellow 
trustees candidate Mike 
Turner The charges as read 
at the meeting stated that 
Steve Hyers was guilty of 
“attending organizational 
meetings representing SGA 
without the permission of the 
Student Government 
president under the respon 
sibilities of SGA president 
(Article 4, Section 2 2B>, or 
the SGA cabinet, in order to 
gain exposure for campaign 
purposes, soliciting support 
for his candidacy as Board of 
Trustees representative by 
phone or in person before 
formal campaigning has 
begun." 

After the Commission 
discussed the hearing format, 
Mike Turner opened his 
comments by elaborating on 
his reasons for bringing the 
charges before the Election 
Commission When asked if a 
specific incident at Ellington 
Hall had prompted his 
charges. Turner responded. 
"It's not so much Ellington 
Hall, it's Panhellenic, 
InterFraternity Council, 
Atrium Hall Council and 


others which I will bring up 
when we call the witnesses 
in." Instances recounted 
included a bookstore en¬ 
counter, a hallway encounter 
and a phone call. 


By MARCIA PITTS 
Assistant News Editor 


The Student Government 
political campaign officially 
began Monday, April 7, at 
midnight with 13 candidates 
running for SGA offices and 
three running for the UT 
Board of Trustees, according 
to Steve Carter, election 
commissioner 

Candidates for the UT 
Board of Trustees are Mike 
Turner, the present SGA 
president, Steve Hyers, 
present SGA vice president, 
and Bobby Hibbett, business 
Congress person. Hibbett will 
be a junior for the 1980-81 
academic year, and Hyers and 
Turner will both be graduate 
students. 

Candidates for the 
presidency are Bill Conley, a 
member of Alpha Gamma 
Rho, Rose Ann Boyd, who is 
currently Chief Justice in 
Student Court, and David 
Griggs, secretary of com¬ 
munications at the present 
time. 

Candidates for the vice 
president's position are Steve 
Young, a junior and member 
of Alpha Gamma Rho. and 
Jim Lambert, a member of 


Witnesses called by Turner 
were Keith Haas, Jennifer 
Smith, Jackie Dodson, 
Melanie Rosenburger, 
Natasha Poindexter, Tina 
(Com. on Page Four) 


Kappa Alpha Order 

Candidates for secretary of 
communications are Judy 
Register, a sophomore, 
Tracy Davis, Panhellenic 
Congress person, and Brad 
Hurley, independent Congress 
person. 

David Waycaster, a fresh¬ 
man and member of Phi 
Sigma Kappa, and Chip 
Faught, business Congress 
person, are running for 
secretary of finance. 

Cindy Fairless, who is 
speaker of Congress, is run¬ 
ning unopposed for secretary 
of affairs. 

Elmer Martin is running for 
re-election against Donald 
Comer for secretary of 
minority affairs 

According to Carter, 
campaign speeches are 
scheduled for Monday. April 
14, at 5 p.m. on the University 
Center patio. 

“We want to encourage 
everyone to come out and 
vote This is an all important 
election because of the ac¬ 
tivity fee referendum and the 
opportunity for students to 
elect a representative from 
this school for the Board of 
Trustees," Carter said. 


Campaigns begin 


meeting held Tuesday, April 9, 
the following list was an¬ 
nounced and voted on as 
members of the Election 
Commission: Steve Carter, 
Paul Guyton, Melanie Purdue, 
Sheila Munns, Brenda Boals, 
Terry Todd, Steve Young, 
Doug Duncan, Kevin 
Lineberry, Kathy Chandler, 
Gwendolyn Thomas, Mr John 
Bucy, director of the 
University Center, Dr. Phillip 
Watkins, advisor of SGA and 
Dr. Richard Chesteen, 
professor in the political 
science department. The last 


three were listed as the three 
faculty members required by 
the Constitution. The list was 
read and approved by 
Congress 

When asked to comment on 
his approval by the Student 
Congress, Bucy stated, 
"That’s certainly news to me, 
but I’m more than happy to 
assist the Election Com¬ 
mission any way that I can ." 

Chesteen commented, "I 
was on the Election Com¬ 
mission at one time, but that 
was several years ago. And 
I'm not for sure, but I think 


that at one point, I asked to be 
taken off of it, but I can’t say 
for sure. However, no one has 
approached me orally, by 
written correspondence or 
phone or anything with regard 
to being on the Election 
Commission this year. ..I 
have no particular objection to 
being on the list." 

Chesteen went on to say he 
would take no responsibility 
for any previous action of the 
Commission, and that while he 
has always been willing to 
help in student activities, he 
would have liked "the cour¬ 


tesy of being asked to serve 
Connoted by the Con¬ 
stitution current and past 
decisions of the Commission 
that are currently under 
question as to their validity 
include but are not limited to: 

1 All candidates for student 
offices since April 18, 1979 

2. The validity of all can¬ 
didates involved in 
homecoming 

3. All present candidates for 
the upcoming SGA elections 

4. All decisions or actions, 
taken on behalf of their office, 
of all students who qualify for 


one of the above 

5. All proposals passed or 
presently before SGA 
proposed by students fitting 
one of the above categories 
6 Setting of all dates for 

elections and referendum, 
including the upcoming ac¬ 

tivities fee 

If the Election Commission 
is found to be invalid, much of 
ttie work of this SGA ad¬ 

ministration will also likely be 
declared invalid and the 

future SGA administration 
may find its responsibilities 
completely redefined. 


Candidates for Board of Trustees position 
state their views concerning the issues 


By DOROTHY BOCK 

Special Assignments Editor 

Three UTM students 
campaigning for the Board of 
Trustees position will be voted 
on by the UTM student body 
on April IS. 

The Pacer conducted an 
interview with Bobby Hibbett. 
junior from Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; 
Steve Hyers, Jacksonville, 
Fla senior; and Mike Turner. 
Savannah, Tenn. senior, in 
hopes of determining why they 
are pursuing the position, 
what type of experience they 
have and most importantly 
perhaps where they stand on 
important issues. 

Pacer: What made you 
decide to pursue the position 
of student representative on 
the Board of Trustees? 

Hibbett: This is not a 
political position. Trustees 
are the decision-making tody, 
it's more of an administrative 
type position. Many times 
politics realistically and 
practically enter into the 
Board of Trustees, and I think 
I'm able to handle these 
political manuevers that some 
people may make, as well as 
carrying on business of the 
Board. 

Hyers: I was told about the 
position's being open last 
year, but I was not that con¬ 
cerned Then 1 talked to some 
other friends and was told that 
it is an important job with a lot 
of responsibility. I felt that 
this year has gone extremely 
well for SGA. 1 feel we have 
done more than we've ever 
done, and I feel like our vice 
president’s office, which in¬ 
cludes Keith Haas, has been 
very responsible this year I 
think we've produced I feel 
like the responsibility of the 
position will take a respon 
sible person. 1 feel like 1 


would enjoy doing it. 

Turner: 1 thought about the 
position and responsibilities it 
included for a considerable 
amount of time, I finally 
came to the conclusion that I 
had the most experrience in 
working with the Board of 
Trustees, Dr Boling's staff, 
the SGAs of the other UT 
System schools and also the 
National Alumni Association, 
since I have served on the 
National Alumni Association 
Board of Governors. 

Pacer: Now that you have 
explained your reasons for 
pursuing the position of Board 
of Trustees, what type of 
experience do you have that 
would help you in this 
position? 

Hibbett: I believe that I am 
the best man for the job 
because I am diversified 
among many organizations 
I'm open and readily ac¬ 
cessible on campus I don’t 
believe there's such a thing as 
an everyday average college 
student Most students want 
someone in touch with what 
they think and do, and I know 
what’s going on. 1 am 
presently a resident assistant 
in Austin Peay Hall. Alpha Phi 
Omega recording secretary. 
ROTC cadet: I am on 
Congress and a member of Phi 
Eta Sigma. 

Hyers: I am on the Board 
this year and I am on the 
athletics committee on the 
Board, and, by virtue of that 
fact, I've been on the athletics 
committee here that produced 
Coach Mears and this 
produced a turnaround in 
athletics. I was appointed to 
that because 1 was an athlete 
I believe this goes right along 
the ways of my major 

Turner: These past two 
years I have served as a 
student counselor to Dr Ed 


Boling of the UT System. Asa 
student counselor I have 
served and worked with 
members of SGAs from the 
other three UT schools and 
also the student member on 
the Board of Trustees This 
year I also served on the 
Board of Trustees Student 
Affairs committee along with 
other SGA presidents. By 
serving on this committee, I 
have been exposed to the 
student problems that the 
Board deals with and what 
their attitudes are towards 
these problems. I have been 
SGA vice president in 78-79 
and this year I served as 
president of SGA. 

Pacer: What issues will you 
be concentrating on during 
your campaign and while 
serving on the board? 

Hibbett: Credibility of the 
student trustee is one of the 
most important issues. If the 
student trustee can establish 
credibility in the eyes of the 
other trustees on the board, 
he'll be able to make great 
inroads and a lot of progress in 
presenting the views of the 
students I don't know what's 
going to be presented to the 
Board in the next year, but 
I'm not a person to do 
politically popular things I'm 
a person that sticks to his guns 
when he thinks something is 
right. As far as the other 
issues go. you just have to take 
those things in stride and not 
get behind the power current 
When these things are 
presented to the board, it 
won t be just me making the 
decision. I'll contact many 
people before making any 
kind of decision. 

Hyers: I have three main 
issues that I plan to pursue 
First is the governor's plan to 
increase fees eight percent 
Most states have an income 


tax from their education 
systems. Tennessee doesn't, 
which they're using as an 
excuse not to match the funds 
they're asking taxpayers to 
pay. 1 am opposed to their 
increasing it, because they’re 
talking about raising it again 
in a couple of years 

Second is that the governor 
is also going to limit the 
building in the whole UT 
System. UTM is pursuing a 
dome-type agricultural 
building to house agriculture 
development, civic programs 
anda rodeo. It will be a multi¬ 
purpose hall; UTM is pursuing 
this pretty hard and I hope 
that the governor hasn't 
gotten so stringent on spen 
ding that we will not be able to 
fund this. I want to keep it 
alive in the UT System 
because I think UTM and 
northwest Tennessee need it. 

The third issue concerns 
employment opportunities I 
feel that there is an inbalance 
in our system, female-wise, 
and in other areas, that needs 
to be worked on to balance out 
the system according to ratios 
set by federal guidelines 

Turner: The biggest issue 
next year will probably be the 
increase in fees for state- 
supported higher education 
institutions. UTM and the 
other UT System schools are 
faced with an eight percent 
increase in fees for un¬ 
dergraduates. Tennessee is 
ranked close to the bottom in 
money given to state- 
supported colleges and 
universities by the legislature 
Kentucky's state legislature 
funds its college and 
universities $1,800 for every 
student attending the schools, 
whereas Tennessee schools 
are only funded $1,200 per 
student 


Secondly is the proposed 
SGA activities fee for next 
year With student activity 
program budgets receiving no 
increases in money from the 
state legislature, programs 
such as The Pacer, Spirit and 
others are having a hard time 
dealing with inflation and yet 
maintaining or increasing 
their level of performances in 
services they offer SGA, 
excluding operation expenses, 
only has about $3,000 per year 
to fund its programs And so 
is true with The Pacer and 
Spirit, due to the higher cost of 
printing and film The only 
two solutions to the problem 
are either to cut these 
programs or else find alter¬ 
nate sources of money, which 
is where the activities fee 
comes in. 

Another issue at UTM will 
be more open house for fresh 
men living in Austin Peay and 
McCord This is a local issue 
which ultimately will be 
decided by the chancellor's 
staff or the housing staff. It is 
an issue of considerable im¬ 
portance that needs to be dealt 
with as soon as possible. 

Other issues that will affact 
the whole UT System are 
increased student parking, 
increased housing facilities, 
student representation on the 
academic senate and more 
pass-fail classes 

Pacer: The three can¬ 
didates were also questioned 
on how they planned to 
represent students in the 
whole UT System. All three 
candidates stated they would 
keep all lines of com¬ 
munication open among the 
campuses and make 
scheduled visits throughout 
the year to the various 
campuses. 












SGA procedures, 
elections challenged 


The events of the past four days have 
• unearthed a maze of increasingly complex 
irregularities, discrepancies and possible 
illegalities in regard to the Election Com¬ 
mission and, in a definite way. the Student 
Government Association itself 
It is important to note that the investigation 
. and the overwhelming majority of the facts 
uncovered were discovered in the course of a 
~ normal investigative news story 

From this experience evolved our present 
concern with the sunshine law If adherence to 
. this law had been maintained by SGA. many of 
the unanswered questions present in this 
week's Pacer would have been answered 
■ Without the keeping of proper public records, it 
.'is impossible for anyone, especially the student 
:body. to judge the value or the legality of 


present or past SGA administration 

At this point. The Pacer insists that either the 
SGA abide completely and unequivocally by its 
own Constitution or abolish it completely as a 
useless bureaucratic tool. 

We feel the responsibility to fully investigate 
this situation just as we felt the responsibility to 
inform the students of those facts uncovered to 
date. 

On thg grounds that the Election Commission 
was invalid at the time the candidates were 
approved, any student on this campus can 
contest the election or referendum next 
Tuesday The Pacer feels strongly that this 
election and referendum voting should be 
postponed until all issues are resolved to the 
satisfaction of the student body 


Board of Trustees post 
requires responsibility 


U In addition to voting for Student Government 
~ Association officers on April 15, UTM students 
■- will also have the opportunity to select the 
' student representative for the University of 
f Tennessee Board of Trustees. This person will 
. be the only student on the board, meaning that 
he will represent all the students on the 
_- University's four campuses. 

This position is undoubtedly the single most 
; important one that a UT student can hold; the 
responsibilities are likewise the most awesome 
:. that any student can uphold Qualifications for 
this position therefore are many, with one of 
- the most vital ones being a demonstrated ex- 
;; pertise in accurately recognizing the problems 
5 of all UT students. An “out-of-touch” student 
•• member can have no productive effect on the 
actions and proposals of the Board of Trustees 
~ To an extent, the problem of reading the 
needs of UT students falls into the hands of all 
" students at UTM. We must select this person 
from three candidates and we must select very 
carefully- It is our responsibility to select the 


Referendum questioned; 
more explanation needed 


p Next Tuesday. April 15, students will have an 

- opportunity to voice their opinions concerning 

• the student life-style here at UTM. Passing of 
-the referendum concerning the student ac- 
' tivities fee could be the first step in improving 
r the cultural and social programs available here 

- on campus. While The Pacer has gone on 
record commending the work of the SGA in this 
area, there are still several questions that need 
to be answered. 

; The most important issues concern just who 

• will be assessed the nine dollars per quarter 
• necessary to fund this ambitious program and 
"who will benefit from it. 

;• Under Section B of the proposal published in 
the April 3 edition of The Pacer, we are in¬ 
formed that full-time undergraduate students 
"will bear the burden of supporting this 
program, and. immediately below it, the 
proposal states that all students will receive a 
. copy of the year book at no additional cost 

: Does this include part-time students who have 
not paid the fee? What of students who drop and 
add courses after registration, thus changing 
their status from full to part-time and vice 
versa? Will the student taking eleven hours of 
j;classwork be denied the “free" yearbook, 
"free" movies, discount concert tickets and 
other activities enjoyed by students taking 
^twelve hours? 

’ Questions can also be raised concerning 
-graduating seniors and graduate students Will 
: students graduating after the Fall Quarter 
receive the same yearbook for their nine 
dollars that those students graduating in the 


The fccer 


Stephen Warren 
Associate Editor 

Dean Hitt 

Advertising Manager 

Jennifer Gnthrie 
Features Editor 

John Mathenia 
Advlaor 


Aaron Hughey 
Editor 

Pamela Allen 
Editorial Page Editor 

Dorothy Bock 

Special Assignments Editor 


Barry Warbritton 
News Editor 

Marcia Pitts 
Assistant News Editor 

Kathy Strong 
Sports Editor 

Nikki Dili 
Copy Editor 



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most capable student representative; to ignore 
our duty and participate in a popularity contest 
is to rob the position of its proper seriousness 

The student member must be willing to 
donate long hours and much travel time to the 
job of student member of the Board of 
Trustees The job demands so much time that it 
must be regarded as the first consideration of 
the student member, indicating his sacrifice in 
other areas. A student already burdened with 
responsibilities here at UTM cannot make the 
adjustments and sacrifices necessary to ac¬ 
complish this goal, and should not undertake it. 

However, if we fail to elect a qualified can¬ 
didate. our responsibility goes much further 
than just UTM: we will then give the Board of 
Trustees a worthless member and rob all UT 
students of fair representation 

UTM students, vote very carefully and wisely 
on April 15. The choice you make can make us 
proud over the next year or cause us year long 
em harassment. 


Patriotism 

America is on a collision 
course with disaster The 
value structure which once 
formed the foundation on 
which our society was built 
has all but collapsed and 
there’s very little that can be 
done to prevent the demise of 
what was once perhaps the 
greatest nation in the world 

Look around. Everywhere 
people are engaged in a futile 
attempt to postpone the 
inevitable. The economy is 
nothing more than a sadistic 
joke and the government 
stands impotent at the hands 
of foreign powers with less 
than a fraction of our relative 
strength 

We’ve had it too good for too 
long Liberalism has caused 
our entire mental processes to 
become distorted to an im¬ 
measurable extent We live in 
a society of individuals who 
are too nearsighted to 
recognize the necessity of 
cooperation and mutual 
dependence Self- 

centeredness is the 
mechanism by which America 
will be brought to its kne»s 

But is it really too late? 
Isn't there a chance that we 
can overcome our situation 
and again occupy a prominent 
place in the realm of world 


affairs? Perhaps—but it is 
doubtful Radical reform is 
our only alternative. And now 
is the time we must act. 

Defense. Our military 
budget must be expanded 
tremendously if we are to 
have any hope of surviving 
into the twenty-first century 
as a "free” nation. As the 
years pass, aggression on the 
part of the Soviet Union and 
other such powers will un¬ 
doubtedly increase ex¬ 
ponentially Our ability to 
withstand such pressure will 
be vital to our survival as a 
culture Foreign nations must 
be convinced that to lash out 
against the United States 
would be an act of sheer 
lunacy. 

Religion. America is 
seemingly outgrowing its need 
for God. Never before in the 
history of mankind has 
materialism held such an 
important role in the everyday 
lives of people. Wehavecome 
to trust in an accumulation of 
things instead of in an all- 
powerful God who is capable 
of providing endless 
satisfaction at affordable 
prices. How foolish and 
simple we have truly become 

Education. Increasingly, 
this is the most neglected of 
our essential institutions. 


by Aaron Hughey 

Educators are becoming far 
too caught up in their own 
security to adequately per¬ 
form their designated function 
to a maximum extent. The 
advancement of our nation's 
youth holds the key to 
everybody's tomorrow All 
they are capable of knowing is 
what we teach them; That 
should be a very sobering 
thought. 

Government. We need less 
government Fewer taxes and 
fewer government employees 

Our political structure is a 
monument to inefficiency. By 
a more sensible management 
of revenue, better services 
could be proveded at a cost far 
less than is presently the case. 
A free enterprise system void 
of government regulations is 
the only answer. But don’t get 
your hopes up. 

As can be clearly inferred 
from the preceeding 
paragraphs, the United States 
is in horrible shape And it's 
going to get a lot worse in the 
years ahead so be prepared 
Our chances are slim—but 
there is hope Admittedly, it's 
only a glimmer, but still it's 
something. And when that's 
all you have, it has a tendency 
to look pretty good It has to. 


spring pay 27 dollars to receive? What 
provisions have been made for graduate 
students who vote for the referendum and then 
decide later to exercise their option of not 
paying the fee? According to the proposal, 
undergraduates have no such option. Can this 
be considered fair? 

Many such questions need to be answered 
before the true worth of the proposal can be 
accurately determined. 

Questions also arise concerning the proposed 
activities board which will be set up to manage 
these funds Just who will comprise this board 
and how will it be selected? More important, 
however, is the question of what options will be 
available to the student body in altering the 
makeup of the board should its output prove 
unsatisfactory SGA also has the responsibility 
of ensuring that members of this board 
represent all racial and ethnic groups on 
campus, including, perhaps, some relatively 
unpopular special interest groups. 

In conclusion. The Pacer would like to 
reiterate its support for the goals of this 
program. We feel it is necessary, however, to 
point out some of the inconsistencies present in 
the proposal and to state that more work is 
necessary before the proposal is offered to the 
student body for voting. 

With this end in sight. The Pacer strongly 
suggests that voting on the referendum be 
postponed until the April 29 election of the 
Student Congress During the interim period. 
SGA will have ample time to answer these and 
any other questions concerning this important 


Pursuits 

I think it is obvious from this 
week’s edition that the editors 
have been very interested in 
some legal points of certain 
laws. 

I see this as a good op¬ 
portunity to question some 
other laws which I have often 
wondered about (Besides, we 
have 20 inches of white space 
to fill.) 

I have always wondered 
why people continually argue 
about the death penalty for 
capitol crimes It seems to me 
that the seriousness of the 
crime should be taken into 


enough natural resources to 
make us independent from 
commie countries which are 
trying to bring America to its 
knees on the energy front. If 
the miners want to go out and 
purchase alcohol that is their 
right. They probably need to 
unwind after a hard day at the 
mines 

And what's all this I keep 
hearing about keeping dogs on 
a lease. Their little doggie 
houses don't even have indoor 
plumbing. Why should they 
have to take out a lease? I 
know their living conditions 
must not conform to state 
codes. How can anyone ex¬ 
pect them to be held to a 
lease? 

But I guess the silliest thing 
I've heard lately is this mess 
about the draft dodgers If 
anyone wants to sit around all 
day, dodging drafts. 1 guess 
it’s their business. But it 



FI oc 



Exercising your 
right to vote 


Politics 

Welcome, my friends to the 
world of politics The year is 
1980 and as many of you know 
we are once again about the 
business of electing our 
nation's president. The 
campaign speeches and 
promises started some time 
ago On Feb 26, the first 
presidential primary was held 
in New Hampshire, and since 
then. 12 states have had their 
presidential primary In these 
various states, the people 
have made known their 
preference for the Republican 
and Democratic nominees for 
the office of president 

On May 6 of this year, we too 
have the chance to make 
known our choice of can¬ 
didates for the Republican and 
Democratic nominees I 
wonder how many of you will 
vote. 

I exhort those of you who are 
registered to vote in this state 
to secure an absentee ballot if 
your registration is not in 
Weakley County If you are 
registered here, I urge you to 
vote. 

For those of you who are not 


by Lorinda Palen 

registered to vote, I urge you 
to get registered It is too late 
to vote in the primary, but you 
can vote in the general 
election on Nov. 4 
Too many people fail to 
realire that the right to vote is 
the most important tool of 
political expression we have 
1 feel that I must point out to 
you that those of us 18-2S years 
have one of the most powerful 
voting forces in the country 
Yet we consistently have the 
lowest voter turnout of any 
group This says something 1 
don’t like to hear We who are 
about to take the reigns of 
government don’t give a 
damn. Or least we don't care 
enough to exercise our most 
important political right 
At this point, 1 bring it to a 
close and in so doing. I ask a 
question. Do the statistics tell 
the truth about my 
generation ..or do they lie? I 
hope for our country’s sake 
that the latter is the answer. 
There is but one way the 
statistics can be proven 
wrong—and that is by our 
exercising the right to vote. 


Thumbs: 




To those students who took 
the time to fill out their Census 
forms. Not only have you 
provided the government with 
vital sociological information, 
but you have also saved 
yourself a $100 fine. 

To the Political Science 
Division. It now has a com¬ 
plete set of the United States 
Code Annotated available to 
students for reference by 
contacting Dr. Ted Mosch. 


To the people who put their 
feet on the wall in the billards 
room in the University Center. 


To Housing for not acting on 
a proposal for a sidewalk from 
Atrium to the back parking 
lot. The suggestion was 
brought up by an Atrium 
resident last quarter during a 
Housing-Atrium Hall 
meeting. 


Legal points expounded? 


by Steve Warren 

really is silly to go all the way 
to Canada just to avoid a little 
wind. 


Correction: In last week's “Thumbs Up," we thanked Safety 
and Security for changing the restrictions on parking in Clement 
circle. We contacted them immediately prior to press time and 
were told that the restrictions on students had been lifted, but. 
unfortunately, the information was incorrect. We regret any 
inconvenience or problems caused to students acting on the 
basis of the information we provided 


Eight months later 

Eight months later, I told myself 
as I try to decide 

just how much a person can change 
in eight months 

Sublimating my panic through crash diets 

and new sweaters and beer-filled nights 

Demanding an accurate account from my memory, 
finding only time-fuzzed images 

of strawberry daiquiris 
and a Journey concert 
and “do you love me?" scenes 

Nervousness in a scratched record 
played too loudly 
now too softly 


..until eight months later is tonight 


Pamela alien 


Tuesday s referendum explained 


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consideration rather than the 
location of that crime. 

Just because a crime was 
committed at a capital, 
whether it be a state or federal 
capital is beside the point The 
place that a crime is com¬ 
mitted should not have any 
bearing on the sentencing of 
that crime Do they mean to 
tell me that just because I 
litter in Washington, D.C., 
that I should be stuck in the 
gas chamber’’ 

And what about convicting 
people for reckless driving? 
Government has just gotten 
too big when it can put people 
in jail for not having a wreck 
when they drive. 

I don't believe that miners 
should be kept from drinking, 
either They work hard in the 
mines every day to produce 


SGA Dateline 

The decisions you will be 
making on election day next 
Tuesday will not only decide 
the make-up of next year’s 
SGA cabinet, but in the case of 
the referendum on the Student 
Activities Fee, will go a long 
way in determining the course 
of your student government in 
the future. 

For the past five or six 
years, SGA has been funded 
with the same annual budget 
allotted from the university of 
$13,000. Out of this budget 
must come all office expenses, 
salaries and improvements 
The part left over is used for 
providing entertainment, 
speakers and all other ac¬ 
tivities SGA sponsors. Over 
this period of five years, in¬ 
flation has greatly reduced the 


amount of effectiveness we 
have with this budget. 
Inflation has accumulated to 
60 percent while the SGA 
budget has increased zero 
percent This explains to you 
why SGA in the future will not 
be able to provide even what it 
has in the past unless 
something is done about it. 

We are proposing that UTM 
come out of the dark ages and’ 
join other schools our size in 
the area such as Murray 
State, Austin Peay and Middle 
Tennessee by initiating a 
Student Activities Fee It 
would entail a $9 00 charge on 
the maintenance fee at the 
beginning of each quarter 
But, for this nine dollars, the 
student would actuality be 
receiving more that $25 worth 


of benefit. It would affect all 
full-time undergraduate 
students. Graduate students 
would not be included 

The payment would entitle 
everyone to a copy of the 
Spirit (campus yearbook). It 
would also provide a five 
dollar discount on tickets and 
a big reduction on movie 
charges Students would 
benefit from other SGA func¬ 
tions where they would 
receive a discount or free 
admission. 

The problem is that SGA is 
forced to be in a money¬ 
making situation If we didn't 
have to worry about making a 
profit on concerts and other 
entertainment events, we 
could take a bigger risk and 
provide a much better quality 


by David Griggs 

over-all program 
More details about how the 
funds in the proposed budget 
will be allocated are found 
elsewhere in this week’s 
Pacer. You are strongly 
encouraged to pay attention to 
the information concerning 
this referendum Your vote is 
vitally important if this fee is 
to pass and if your SGA is to 
continue to adequately serve 
the student body 
Don't forget SGA will 
present another Discount 
Night at the Volunteer Twin 
Cinema in Union City on 
Saturday night, April 19 at 
8:00 p.m. The movies will be 
“Coal Miner's Doughter” and 
"Apocalypse Now,” 
Admission will be $1.75 for 
UTM students. 







The Pacer, Martin. Trnnraaee. Thursdax. April |i. mnmj 

I UNIVERSITY 


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The beginning of a new 
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Legs continue to be the 
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In the cooler shades appear 
waist-length knitted tops of 
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sleeves, perfect with pants of 
matching shades This year’s 
spring collection has also 
woven knits into dresses 
And speaking of dresses. 


by Jennifer Guthrie 

jacket dresses are big this 
season! You will also find 
chemises, short flouncy 
dresses and T-shirt dresses all 
above or slightly below the 
knee 

If suits seem softer, it’s 
because the accent is on the 
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Be BOLD with color Set a 
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The 1980 spring collection is 
ready to match your mood 
during the warmer months 
ahead! 


XX - XY 

Science has just made a 
fantastic breakthrough which 
may potentially save the world 
and mankind They have 
found a way to rid the world of 
its egotistical. hostile, 

belligerent, dominating and 
ignorant people This will 
take careful planning, but 
through karyology (the study 
of chromosomes i, it can be 
done 

First of all—all of the male 
population must receive a 
vasectomy. This will, of 
course, not interfere with 
"recreational” activities. 
Before the vasectomy, a large 
supply of sperm should be 


taken from each man This 
sperm should be centrifuged 
and separated X from Y 
chromosomes , or male and 


female producing sperm The 
male sperm with the Y 
chromosome is lighter; it 
should be thrown away for the 

most part A small amount 
will have to be kept 

When a couple gets ready to 
have a child, the woman can 
have artificial insemination 
with some of her husband’s 
female producing sperm 

After four or five generations, 
the world we live in will be 
ideal. They would keep 

maybe one percent of the 
population male for 
"recreational purposes" or in 
case the sperm banks are 

burned The one percent 
shouldn’t be enough to cause 
any problems 


by Melanie Williams 

Think what a perfect world 
would then exist People could 
devote their time to education, 
fine arts and overall self- 
improvement They would not 

have to spend half of their life¬ 
time chasing the weaker sex, 
playing coy and watching for 
attractions They would not 

be stepped on by the hostility 
and ego problems of the 
weaker sex The average 

intelligence would rise from 
an I Q. of 100 to 120 (which is 
average for women). 

Our country would not have 
to spend its money on defense, 
because there would be no 
selfish, imperialistic men to 

start wars. Our nation's 
money could be spent feeding 
and clothing the poor and 
elderly. 


The great ephus hunt of Carroll County 


Sport 

Last week saw the com¬ 
mencement of this two-part 
series with myself and three 
dogs ( not the K-9 Corps) Duke, 
Buster and Sam readying 
ourselves for an ephus hunt. 
The ephus is a strange animal 
found only in Carroll County 
whose distinguishing traits 
are the head of a giant 
eagle!yes. there are teeth, 
very sharp teeth inside his 
beak), a candy-striped ivory 
horn sixteen inches long, a 
large anthropoid body covered 
with brilliant green fur. six 
hands with stilletlo sharp 
claws nine inches in length. 

To kill an ephus. the hunter 
must stay alive (an un¬ 
common phenomenon in 
ephus hunting) long enough to 
decapitate the beast with his 
ephus pliers, which must be 
very, very sharp. 

"Good evening, gen- 
tledogs,” I said. “The ephus 
season has nearly reached the 
point of termination for this 
year, so I propose that we gird 
up our loins and sally forth 
into the swamp called Lind¬ 
sey’s to seek and slay a 
specimen of the most noble of 
beasts." 

My canine colleagues 
required little en¬ 
couragement, so with hearts 
made light by the prospect of 
an ephus encounter, we gaily 
trod the mile and a half 
distance to the edge of Lind¬ 
sey's swamp. 

After passing through the 
sentiniel oaks and hikker nut 
trees at the swamp's fringe, 
we lingered for a moment to 
gaze with awe and terror at 
the vista spread before us. The 
full moon’s light lent a ghostly 
pallor to the foreboding 
swamp growth, and I should 
not have been surprised to find 
myself locked in the embrace 
of a tree branch while being 
inexorably pulled towards a 
squirrel’s’ den, which I fan¬ 
cied was some woody 
digestive orifice. 

The dogs seemed scarcely to 
be in better condition than I, 
so I gave each a dram from 


my Kool-Aid flask, which 
cheered them considerably. 
With quivering lips I drained 
the remainder of the flask's 
contents, then with Kool-Aid 
courage we proceeded deeper 
into the ephus’ hostile home. 

At length Duke struck a trail 
and the others chimed in. The 
canny ephus led us deeper and 
deeper into his domain, and I 
was sure that he planned some 
horrible rendevous in some 
cemetery somewhere. I felt 
that my worst fears had been 
confirmed when the ephus left 
for the higher ground leading 
to Cindy Graveyard. I tested 
the sharp edge of my ephus 
pliers and was comforted. 
"Ba ROOOOOOOOOOOO! ’ ’ 
The roar of an enraged ephus 
floated down from the high 
country to assault mine ears, 
and three very timid looking 
dogs skulked through the 
nearby brush, heading for 
safer territory and en¬ 
deavoring to escape my 
scrutiny. 

I uncorked a bottle of 
Elmer’s glue and took a sniff; 
then, marshalling my 
courage, I planted myself in 
the dog’s path. "Vile, ignoble, 
cowardly canines!" said I. 
“Why go ye one way, when 
your duty lies the other?" So 
saying, I showed them my 
back and began the lonely trek 
to the Graveyard, knowing, or 
at least hoping, that my 
example would shame them 
into seeing the ephus hunt's 
conclusion. 

Estimated position; 15 
yards from Cindy Graveyard, 
15 to 30 yards from a mean, 
salivating, enraged ephus. 
Estimated time of contact: 
anytime or no time, as the 
ephus wills. Estimated supply 
of courage: one more sniff. 
Once more, I uncork my glue 
bottle and inhale deeply. 
Behind me I hear a chattering 
of teeth and smile, knowing 
that my trusty dogs are again 
with me and eager for the 
hunt. 

One hand grips the ephus 
pliers, another holds a 
flashlight. NO! I forgot to 


include batteries! That's ok, 
be steady. The moon is full 
and I can see well enough I 
smell his rank, undeodorized 
breath; the foul stench of body 
odor is almost overpowering. 
He's upon me; my flashlight is 
knocked awav, but I retain my 
grip on the Pliers, oh Mama, 
why did I ever go ephus 
hunting! 

In the ensuing fray I can 
hear my gallant dogs’ battle 
roar mingling with that of the 
ephus. whose greenish bulk 
towers above the puny tomb¬ 
stones. Stunned, almost in 
shock, I tear up a monument to 
a Confederate soldier and hurl 
it at the ephus. The rock 
shatters, the ephus charges. 
Barry is caught by a leg while 
struggling to climb a tree! As 
the ephus’ nine-inch claws 
pierce my leg, I release my 
grip on the tree and fall on the 
ephus with all the insane fury 
of a nestling attacking his first 
pacifier. 

Snip, snip, snip with the 
pliers, got to get his neck! 
Florescent green fur flies 
from my pliers as 1 barber the 
monster, but I cannot get in 
position for the fatal cut. The 
beast's horn catches my 
jacket, and I am forced to 
dangle there helplessly as he 
turns his attention to the dogs 

Duke snarls and lunges 
forward, catching the beast in 
a vise-like grip on the chin 
while Sam and Buster worry 
his flanks. The ephus has 
more energy than any of us; 
shortly the dogs will be 
exhausted and easy prey, then 
the ephus will no doubt 
remember the tasty morsel he 
has dangling from his horn 

But I watched cartoons as a 
child, and I have one Ace up 
my sleeve the ephus has yet to 
reckon with. With the last of 
my strength I tear the lid from 
a can of spinach and swallow 

the contents whole. As I begin 
to feel the Wonder Weed’s 
effects, I rend my garment in 
twain and swiftly slide down 
the monster’s back until 
properly positioned for the cut 
that will end the battle. 


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“Who needs pliers!" 1 yell, 
and cast mine away. Giddy 
with spinach-induced 
strength. I grab the ephus' 

horn and force his head back 
with my right hand while 
sliding the fingers of my left 
around his skinny Junebug 
neck. That neck surprises me. 
Though it is slender and puny 
in appearance, it exhibits all 
the properties of a railroad 
iron. It is difficult enough to 
bend and seemingly imposible 
to break Nevertheless, I 
persevere. To do otherwise is 
to invite certain death. 

Releasing my hold on the 
horn, I retrieve my razor- 
sharp Buck folding hunter and 
place the haft in my teeth. 
The spinach's effect is on the 
wane; I must act swiftly. 
Exerting all my might, I 
once more force the ephus’ 
head backwards, and knife 
still held by sturdy teeth, I 
furiously begin to saw 

Nearly exhausted, can’t go 
on. Dogs falling and stum¬ 
bling. Neck as whole as ever. 
Wait! Ping! ping, ping! The 
neck tendons are separating! 
Redoubled efforts, saw, saw, 
saw! Knife moving with more 
rapidity than a chain saw. 
Blade glowing blue, the haft 
burns my mouth. A mouthful 
of ashes, the handle has 
burned off! Blade starting to 
melt! Ping, ping, ping, ping! 
The ephus shudders mightily. 

gives a tremendous lurch and 
falls to the ground. His head is 
in my hand. One eye stares at 
me balefully. 

I awoke from my stupor two 
days later when the Carroll 


County Rescue Squad put a 
plaster of smelling salts on my 
face. I spent six days in the 
hospital and several more 

trying to get my head 
together Duke, Buster and 
Sam did time in intensive 
care,but due to their rugged 
canine constitution, shortly 
recovered in full. 

As I pen this account, a 

smiling ephus head benignly 
regards me from the wall. The 


by Barry Warbritton 

, other day I put a coat of Rally 
car wax on his horn and 
brushed his teeth to make him 
appear more civilized. He’s 
the biggest (and no doubt 
meanest) ephus ever taken, so 
I am justly proud. The freezer 
is full of ephus meat, and a 
furry florescent green rug 
adorns my floor. 

What wild new philosophy 
have I spawned from my 
experience? Nothing yet, but 
give me time. 


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To the UTM Student Body, 

We, the .student leaders of the other three campuses 
of the University of Tennessee would like to place our 
support for Mike Turner as student member of the 
Hoard of Trustees. We feel that he is the most 

(luulifietl person for the position and would be the most 
capable cantlitlale to represent the students of the whole 
UT-system. 


Bob Crowder 
SCA Presidt *nt 
UT-K noxville 


Robert F. Elder 
Sga President 
UT-Memphis 


Pete Kelley 
SCA President 
UT-i'.hattanooga 


Vote 

MIKE TURNER 

Student Representative to the UT Board of Trustees. 

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Hyers found not guilty 


HAPPY BIRTHDAY 
P T R 

Sept. 22, 195— (0,1,2,...9) 

I'll tell you in 30 years, maybe. 


<Ca«l. from Pigr Out) 

Hail. Rick> Busev and Sue 
Tipton 

"We were in the bookstore, 
and Steve walked up to me and 
said that he was running for 
the Board of Trustees he was 
telling me that he was plan 
ning to run for this office So 1 
said ‘who all is running 
against you?' He said. ‘Tina 
Hall and Mike Turner 1 said. 
"Well, you’ve got some stiff 
competition ' He said. 'Yeah, 
well, what do you think about 
it?' So. I let him know as far 
as support was concerned, no. 
he never asked me to put up 
any posters, he never asked 
me for a vote; all he said w as 
for me to think about the of¬ 
fice." stated Poindexter Her 
testimony was representative 
of the majority of the 
testimony 

Turner summed up his 
charge by stating that "if 
anybody had the right to go 
before any organization, in¬ 
dividually. representing SGA, 
it was either myself or David 
Griggs, secretary of com¬ 
munications. never SGA vice 


president In the Constitution, 
it says nowhere that he 
i Hyers i is the spokesman or 
communicator for SGA." 

Hyers' defense included 
testimony by John Spurlock. 
Casey Moreland. Dale Allen. 
Dodson. Mark Richardson. 
Haas, Rosenburger. Steve 
Young. Cindy Fairless and 
Dorothy Bock 

"Unless he's (Hyers) 
violated some part of the 


Constitution or is saying 
something that is completely 
untrue. I really just can't see 
how you can tell someone not 
to go out and speak," stated 
Allen 

In closing. Hyers stated that 
“I have been accused of ad¬ 
dressing organizations Now 
I'll state emphatically: in my 
campaign last spring. I said 
that I was going to attempt to 
get groups' opinions, their 


verdict' Those contacted later 
stated that the Commission 
had agreed that all statements 
to the press should come from 
the Election Commissioner. 
Steve Carter 


needs, their questions " He 
added that he felt that 
speaking to groups merely 
fulfilled his campaign 
promises. 

The accepted quorum of 
seven Election Commission 
members then deliberated 
approximately two hours 
before returning the decision 
of "not guilty." which at press 
time had still not been of¬ 
ficially verified by the 


Election Commission 

Upon hearing the decision. 
Steve Hyers commented. "I'm 
sorry that the whole thing 
came about Mike Turner is 
still my friend 1 had no doubt 
that 1 was innocent from the 
start " 

When reached for a com¬ 
ment later, Mike Turner 
stated. "I wasn't surprised 
(with the verdict) 1 did what 
I thought was best I had 
planned to present most of my 
witnesses in the Student 
Court " 

Election - Commission 
members refused to comment 
immediately following the 


Chemistry 

Meeting 


By NIKKI DILL 
Copy Editor 

The third Annual Area 
Collegiate Chemistry Meeting 
will be held Saturday. April 12 
at Murray State University 
The meeting, co-sponsored 
by the UTM SAACS and MSU 
SAACS, includes presentation 
of papers by five UTM 
students. 

Michael Carver, Mark 
Jackson, Thomas 
McSweeney. Paul Richardson 
and Cindy Turner will all read 
papers they have co-authored 
Dr. Mary Good of Louisiana 
State University will bring the 
keynote address. 

Industrial exhibits will also 
be displayed at the meeting 
Any student interested in 
attending the meeting should 
sign up in Room 306 of the EPS 
Building by this afternoon 
Cost for the trip is $4 50 per 
person 


The risen Christ brings 
to our world victorious 
Love For the first 
time we can see a Love 
stronger than Death 
And we all dream of 
the day when we too 
will be able to share in 
such a love; giving it 
to others and 
especially receiving it 
from someone 
Christ promises us 
that it will be ours Not 
because it will fall 
down from the sky into 
our laps But because 
we begin to build it up 
in our hearts with his 
help 


Admissions 

formula 


MASS TIMES 
lnterfalth Main Center 

Lovelace St 
Sunday. 9:00 a m. 


Catholic Chapel 
Hannings Lane 

Sunday 11:00 p m 


According to Don Parish 
and Mark Hayes. UT College 
of Law students, there is a 
discussion at the UT College of 
Law to change the admissions 
formula from 200 x G.P.A. 
plus LSAT td 130 x G.P.A plus 
LSAT, thereby putting less 
emphasis on the G.P.A 
The UT College of Law is 
considering the change 
because of a study by the 
Educational Testing Service 
which indicates that LSAT 
scores are a better indication 
of success in law school 


Tues Thurs Fri. 7:00 a m 


Smith 

offered 

position 


Fr. Mick Cantwell 
M.8.C. 

120 Hannings Lane 


The University of Tennessee at Martin Horticulture Club recently observed Arbor Day with a 
tree-planting ceremony on the UTM campus. 


Dr Robert Smith of Wichita 
State University has been 
offered the position of Dean of 
the School of Arts and 
Sciences, according to Dr 
Milton Simmons 
According to Simmons, the 
offer was made to Smith on 
Tuesday. 

“He has an offer from the 
U S. Office of Education, so he 
may not accept the position,” 
Simmons said. 


Review aids scholarship 


cording to Brenda Calhoun, 
sorority president. 

“The money we raised at 
our fashion show will aid five 
UT Martin students in the 
form of 5100 scholarships, 
while the remainder of the 
proceeds will go into the 
general scholarship fund.” 
she said. 

The history of the Living 


Ads Charity Fund Drive dates 
back to 1973 and has ex¬ 
perienced several changes, 
according to Calhoun 
"When the drive started in 
1973, we gave the proceeds to 
the Easter Seal Foundation 
but in 1975, the sorority 
recognized a further need to 
aid students at UTM because 
of rising tuition, books and 


By DOROTHY BOCK 
Special Assignments Editor 

Delta Sigma Theta raised 
5700 for its scholarship fund at 
the Seventh Annual Living 
Ads Fashion Review, ac- 


supplies. Also, during this Approximately 125 persons 

year fashions were included „ . . . ,_, „„ 

in addition to the living ads. " a,lended and ob8erved “ S 
she said. models from different campus 

She went on to explain that a 

living ad resembles a skit, organizations and offices 
which is put on by those modeled clothing donated 
persons who purchased full from various patrons, ac- 
page ads. cording to Calhoun. 


A drawing will be held at 
the University Center on 
Thursday , April 17 
8:00 pm for 

First Prize - 

20 gallons of gas. 

fl ! »>“r { 5 \ 

2nd Prize - 
10 gallons of gas 

3rd Prize — 

10 gallons of gas 


ALL SHOES 

$6.00 


Roundtable discusses Islam 


A variety of films and 
lectures on various aspects of 
the Islamic world will be 
featured April 15-17 as part of 
the ninth annual University of 
Tennessee at Martin History 
Department Roundtable. 


On Wednesday, April 16, Dr. 
May will discuss "Treatment 
of Non-Muslims in an Islamic 
Society” at 11:30 am. in 
Room 132 of the University 
Center. At 1 p.m., she will 
lecture on "Common Roots of 
Judaism, Christianity, and 
Islam" in Room 206 of the 
Humanities Building. The film 
"Unity” and a panel 
discussion moderated by Dr. 
John Eisterhold, UTM 
director of International 
Programs, will follow at 3 p.m. 
in the Campbell Auditorium. 
The day’s events conclude 
with a 7:30 p.m address by 
Dr. Mosch on “Reflections on 
the Middle East” also in the 
Campbell Auditorium. 


The Roundtable program 
begins Tuesday. April 15. with 
the showing of the films, "Man 
and Nature” and "Nomad and 
City” at 7:30 p.m. in the 
Norman Campbell 
Auditorium of the UTM 
Humanities Building 


Ladies' dress & 
casual. 


The Classic Shoe 

223 Lindell Street 
Martin 


Women's 

business 


Gasoline donated by Alpha Phi Omega and 
University Gulf Service Station. 


The second annual Phi Chi 
Theta "Career's in Business 
for Women" seminar will be 
held Tuesday. April 15 in the 
University Center. 

Mary Baird Simpson of 
Atlanta, regional customer 
support manager for the 
Office Products Division of 
IBM and a 1971 graduate of 
UTM, is the featured speaker. 
Other program participants 
include faculty from the UTM 
School of Business 
Administration 
The day-long seminar 
begins at 8:30 a m. and is 
designed to acquaint young 
women with the opportunities 
available to them in business. 
It is open to all area high 
school junior and senior coeds 
and to area college freshmen 
and sophomore women. 

Featured will be morning 
and afternoon sessions dealing 
with a variety of career topics, 
a luncheon featuring Simpson 
and numerous displays and 
exhibits. 

(Cont. on Page Five) 


Thursday's program begins 
at 9:30 a m with the film “The 
Inner Life" in Room 203 of the 
Paul Meek Library. At 11 
a.m. Dr. May will discuss 
"Women’s Role and the 
Family of Islam” in Room 132 
of the University Center. Her 
discussion of “What is an 

Islamic Republic?" will foUow 
at 1 p.m in Room 205 of the 
Humanities Building The film 
"Patterns of Beauty" will be 
shown at 3 p.m. in the Camp¬ 
bell Auditorium. The 1980 
History Roundtable will end 
with Dr. May’s 7:30 p.m. 
presentation entitled “Islam: 
The Unity of Religion and 
Politics” in the Campbell 
Auditorium. 


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Back to high school 

Bob Paynter leaves UTM 


by 

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Phone 885-2691 

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By DOROTHY BOCK 
Special Assignments Editor 

After a 32-year career In 
University of Tennessee 
athletics. UTM's basketball 
coach and former Athletics 
Director is retiring from 
college athletics and returning 
to coaching high school 
basketball 

Robert Paynter was named 
head basketball coach at 
Paragould Ark I High School 
late last week during a 
special meeting of the 
Paragould School Board 

"I started my career by 
teaching high school 
basketball and I want to spend 
the last part of my career 
coaching at the level where 1 
had 19 years of experience and 
many good times,” Paynter 
said 


ranked players are essential 
to a team By not having to be 
concerned with recruiting, 
there are more joys in a sport 
and there is more time to 

spend with the players," he 

said 

Paynter joined UTM in 1968 
as the director of special 
studies until 1971 when he 
became men's athletic 
There are differences to be director, and head basketball 
encountered in coaching for a coach which he jointly held 
university team and coaching until the winter of 1980, when 
on the high school level, ac- Ray Mears took over as 
cording to Paynter, and he Director of Athletics 
cited recruitment as a big Before coming to UTM, 
difference Paynter served for 14 years as 

head basketball coach at 

“In high school athletics University High School in 

coaches are not so concerned Johnson City, Tenn 

in time and effort in recruiting The new PHS coach 
because the players are graduated from St. Mary's 
already at the school. On the College in Winona, Minn , 
other hand, recruiting for the Eastern Kentucky University, 
baccaleaureate level is time- and the University of Ten- 
Paynter described his consuming because top- nessee 


change in positions as a 
transitional change, which 
will begin during the 1980-81 
school year 

"1 had been looking for the 
right kind of retirement and 
the position at Paragould. 
which is my wife's home town, 
came along at the right time." 
he said 


“All of us at UT Martin wish 
Bob Paynter and his family 
the very best His service at 
UTM has been exemplified by 
dedication and commitment,” 
said UTM Chancellor Charles 
Smith 

Paynter expressed his 
gratitude for the pleasant 
times with Pacer athletes and 
expressed his eagerness to 
return to high school athletics 

"We have enjoyed being a 
part of UTM athletics and 
especially are grateful for the 
many pleasant associations 
with some quality young men 
in the Pacer program," he 
said "We look forward to our 
move to Paragould and a 
return to high school coaching 
with the Bulldogs 


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James Richardson 


Dr. James Richardson, assistant professor of physical 
education and coordinator of the Human Performance l.ab 
which was designed to help students and faculty get in the habit 
of exercising. 


He is married to the former 
Wilma Bogan of Paragould 
and has a son, Todd, age 13. 


Jantzen & Robert Bruce 
Tennis Wear m 


Dennis Bussard chosen 
assistant athletic director 


Women s 


(Cont. from Page Four) 

The seminar is sponsored by 
the UTM Chapter of Phi Chi 
Theta National Professional 
Fraternity for students in 
business and economics in 
cooperation with the UTM 
School of Business 
Administration and the Office 
of Undergraduate Life. 

The $5 seminar fee includes 
all sessions and the luncheon. 
To register or for additional 
information, contact Carolyn 
Townley at 587-7225. 


“I can’t think of any other 
job in the country that I would 
have accepted," said Dennis 
R Bussard, UT Martin's new 
assistant director of athletics. 

Bussard, who worked with 
Ray Mears as a Volunteer 
basketball coach at UT 
Knoxville in 1970, will assist 
Mears with his duties and also 
serve as men's head tennis 
coach beginning May 1. 

"Dennis has great 
organizational and leadership 
skills and will be a great asset 
to UT Martin,” Mears said. 

The new director of 
athletics. Mears, said 

"Dennis will direct our 
summer basketball camp and 
work to promote the XJT 
Martin athletics program." 

“I am looking fprward to the 


Hank Aaron named 


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campaign chairman 


Henry “Hank” Aaron of indication of this area's in- 
Atlarita, Ga., has been named terest in and support of an 
general chairman of The intercollegiate athletics 
University of Tennessee at program at our University. 
Martin Athletics Season "In a sense this campaign 
Ticket Campaign, it was will be a referendum, and 1 
announced yesterday. am confident that the people 

Dr. Charles E. Smith. UTM of this area are ready to join 
chancellor, said the former us in the development of a 
Atlanta Braves baseball st- program with which we can be 
nadout and the current Braves proud." 
vice president for player Aaron, who holds the major 
personnel would be on the leag||e for the most carecr 
UTM campus on Thursday, hoa)e runs said he looker 
April 22, to kick off the forward tQ serving as cam . 

campaign. f paign chairman. 

“Hank Aaron is an out- 

standing athlete and in- 1 a "\ ve 7 P r ° ad ‘° ** 
dividual," Smith said, “and ass ° clated wlth Martm 
we are extremely pleased that and the 5easo " tlcket cam ' 
he will serve as chairman of P a, « n - J* said. "Chancellor 
our season ticket campaign Sm . lth ' Coach Mears and the 
"I believe the steps we have e l nt,ra staff . have committed 
taken in recent weeks the Unlverslt y •» establish a 
demonstrate our commitment <l uality athletics P r °« ram ' a " d 
to the development of a ■•'sex citing to workwith such 
quality athletics program at Seated individuals, 

UTM," he continued. "As we A variety of activities is 
enter the season ticket planned in conjunction with 
campaign, it is important to the campaign, including a 
stress that the response to this radio ticket-a-thon on 
campaign will be a tangible Saturday, April 26. 


Performance laboratory 
'maintains healthy minds' 


bicyclergometer, oscilleos- 
cope and HPR-100 strength 
assessor. "In the near future, 
we hope to add additional 
equipment to provide more 
extensive physiological 
evaluations," Richardson 
said. 

Currently the lab is open to 
UTM students, faculty and 
staff. However, Richardson 
hopes to open the lab to 
members of the local com¬ 
munity in the near future. 


During the past decade, the physical education 
physical fitness has become curriculum during the 1980 
increasingly important in the Pall Quarter. The course, 
lives of many American “Exercise Physiology," will 
college students wishing to train students in the operation 
maintain healthy minds and of the lab equipment, 
bodies providing lab assistants to 

To enhance the student's assist with evaluation and 
ability to establish a well- exercise prescription for 
rounded exercise program, successful exercise programs. 
The University of Tennessee "An exercise program can 
at Martin Department of make the difference in an 
Physical Education and individual’s sleeping habits. 
Health recently established a concentration and energy 
Human Performance supply,” said Richardson. 
Laboratory. "Just thirty minutes of 

A variety of experiments exercise each day can prove 
dealing with weight, stress, very beneficial to an in- 
heart rate and body fat are dividual’s well-being." 
conducted in the lab. The tests The basic exercise program 
are designed to provide begins as a slow habit forming 
physical fitness evaluation program. Gradually the 
and exercise programing for person may work into a 
persons wishing to reduce program of bicycling, jogging, 
their percentage of body fat swimming or any of his 
and increase their percentage favorite sports. Because 
of muscle. everyone's physiological 

According to Dr. James physical structure is dif- 
Richardson, assistant ferent, exercise programs will 
professor of physical vary among individuals, 
education and lab coordinator, Some of the equipment 
a new course will be added to currently used in the lab in¬ 
clude a physiograph, 


STEVE 

HYERS 


For student member 


» WITH THIS COUPON - 

VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER 

GOOD THRU APRIL 

--(CUP out)-- 


of the UT Board of Trustees. 


Workshop 

scheduled 


Dear Editor: 

This year your campus of our University system has the opportunity to 
elect a student representative to the University’s Board of Trustees. I would 
like to take this opportunity to heartily recommend Steve Hyers for this 
position. As entertainment chairman for the Student Government 
Association here at UTC, 1 have known Steve for over a year through our 
programming of activities at our respective schools. I have personally 
worked with Steve at the Regional Convention of the National Entertainment 
and Campus Activities Association. Steve was oneof the instrumental in¬ 
dividuals in helping to arrange touring dates for several concert acts 
throughout the Southeast He did an excellent job of representing your 
school at this convention, and I am certain he would be an outstanding 
student representative to the Board of Trustees 
Again, I urge full support for Steve, whose actions have proven that he will 
be the kind of representative the University of Tennessee at Martin can be 
proud of. 

Respectfully yours, 
Gary D Behler 
Entertainment Chairman 
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 


Workshops will begin April 
16 to prepare those interested 
in trying out for a position on 
the 1981 UTM Pacer 
cheerleading squad. 




To be eligible to try out, a 
student must be a full-time 
student at UTM and have a 
GPA of 2.00. 


The workshops will be held 
in the gymnastics room April 
16-19 and 21-22 at 3:30 p.m. 
Students must attend four of 
the six practice sessions in 
order to be eligible to try out. 


Applications are available 
from Charles Rayburn in the 
physical education depart¬ 
ment. 


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Pag* Six 


The Pacer. Marti*. Ti 


\ Thursday. April la. |«M 



Budget balancing 


Cutbacks 


already approved for the 
current year as well as cutting 
next year's budget 

The dual budget-cutting 
actions could hurt student aid 
moat, UT President Edward J 
Boling said Reducing I960 aid 
funds may cause confusion in 
awarding basic grants 
(BEOG) to students for next 
fall, a process already under 
way These grants are the 
foundation of all federal aid to 
students 

Recessions in this year's 
federal budget could have "a 
very serious impact" on 


student aid and capitation guaranteed 
funding for schools training Proposed cuts in basic 
health-care professionals, grants to students would 
said Walter Lambert. UT's result in "sharply increased" 
director of federal capitation pressure on other federal aid 

Capitation money is for students. Lambert said 
awarded on a per student This includes college work 
basis for school operations study programs. National 
Budget committees of both Direct Student Loans, and 
houses of Congress are supplementary federal 
reviewing possible cuts in grants 
capitation funds for this year "It is difficult to calculate 
as well as next If approved, the effect of holding the 1981 
one effect would be an basic grant maximum to 
unexpected reduction in $1,800," Lambert said, 
operating revenues for 1980 Eligibility for basic grants 
81 is based on family income. 

Congress also is considering and families are expected to 
cutting $50 per student from lose this eligibility because of 
basic grants to be made from salary increases to keep up 
1980 federal funds and limiting with inflation, 
next year's maximum grant to “Inflation, in effect, is 
$1,800. Carter originally had causing families to become 
asked it be raised to $1,900 ineligible for student aid funds 

The proposed pull-back of which are being cut to help 
money already appropriated stop inflation," Lambert said 
for this year could mean a loss Balancing the 1981 budget is 
of up to $300,000 in student also expected to result in less 
grants at UT Knoxville nest federal money for research, 
fall Lambert said basic 
grants are made from funds 
appropriated the previous 
year. 

Other ur campuses also 
would be similarly affected, 
but the extent has not been 
determined Impact of 1981 
cuts is even more difficult to 
predict now, but overall there 

will be less student aid money iffiffejife 

Basic grants art' made jjjSL **■ 

'll 

(he federal also ‘ 

may be hit by efforts to curb 
inflation. The Federal 
Reserve has limited bank loan 
growth to 6-9 percent this 
year The result is less money 
for new student loans even 
though they are federally 


especially grants from the 
National Institutes of Health. 

NIH may have research funds 
cut 6 percent below this year's 
level. One expected result will 
be more intense competition 
for grants. Lambert said 

The National Science 
Foundation, also a major 
supporter of research, may 
not be cut proportionately as 
much as other agencies. But 
universities will be affected by 
proposed cuts in NSF science 
education grants and 
traineeships 

The NSF grants help 
prepare high school science 
teachers, and traineeships are 
primarily for graduate 
students studying science in 
college 

The biggest apparent loser 
in research supported by the 
Department of Energy is high 
energy physics research. 

Lambert said UT's work in Step into the comedic world 
this area is limited but in- of Oscar and Felix in "The 
creasing Odd Couple" at Vanguard’s 


Proposed cuts in this year's 
federal budget, overlooked in 
attempts to curb 1980-81 
spending, may have a severe 
impact on higher education. 
University of Tennessee of¬ 
ficials say 

Besides President Carter's 
request to slash more than $17 
billion from his original 1981 
budget proposal. I960 budget 
cuts ranging from $2 2 billion 
to $2 6 billion also are being 
considered by Congress 
In effect, Carter's proposals 
would take back federal funds 


Opposites attract! 

Dinner Theatre at odds 


GRADUATE NURSES 


Dinner Theatre tonight, 
Friday and Saturday. 

The dinner is from 6-7 p.m., 
and the performance is at 

7:30 

"Most critics would agree 
that this is Neil Simon’s best 
play—certainly his most 
famous,” Jim Brewi, 
assistant director, declared 
“It is timeless,” he went on to 
say. "There are no 
loopholes " 

Based upon a true incident, 
the story concerns two op- 


By JENNIFER GUTHRIE 
Features Editor 


posites, both divorced Oscar, 
a slob, asks Felix, a per¬ 
fectionist, to move in with 
him The problem and effects 
of living with each other 
produce hilarious results. 

The play originally took 
place in 1965, but it has been 
updated. 

William Snyder is the 
director, Barbara Mangrum is 
the scene designer and Tim 
Barrington is the technical 
director 


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Disco to 


support 
black scholarships 


By BARRY WARBRITTON 
News Editor 


black athlete, too little is 
placed on the black intellect. 
"Being an honor graduate of 
The Second Annual Black South Fulton High School, my 
Student Scholarships, dream was to see a change in 
organized to recognize the the recognition of blacks on 
academically outstanding commencement rights; on the 
black senior at Fulton City other hand, my ultimate 
and South Fulton high schools, dream is to see the perpetual 
will be supported in part by success of the scholarships," 
the $1 admission fee to a disco House said. “Langston 
at Studio 45 on Tuesday, April Hughes stated ‘Hold fast to 
15 from 8-12 p.m , according to dreams for when dreams go, 
Susan House, organizer and life is a barren field, frozen 
founder of the scholarships, with snow ' ” 

House said that the Last year’s $150 scholarship 
monopoly held by white recipient from South Fulton 
students on scholarships has u ,„. c . , . 

been broken by The Black Sch °°‘ WaS Rheta 

Student Scholarships, which Johnson ; who >s now an 
last year were funded engineering major at Mem- 
primarily by the black phis State. Fulton City High 
churches and organizations in School's recipient was Bar- 
the Fulton-South Fulton 

community and by personal * 5ara Smith, who is an 
contributions, and that, while engineering major at Murray 
much emphasis is put on the State, according to House. 


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Quality' students 


113 students register 
for intensive English 


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By BARRY WARBRITTON 
News Editor 


for growth,” Eisterhold said. pass I think there are two 
“What we're really hoping to reasons for that: We’re get- 
do is to raise the quality of the ting better quality students 
applicants and gradually and I think the quality of our 
we’ve been able to do that." program has improved also." 

Charles Gillon, academic Gillon added that the high 
coordinator of the Intensive enrollment this quarter was 


•k The intensive English 
J program of International 

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couldn’t decide between 
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His counselor 
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of 1978 with 113 students 
registered, according to Dr. 
John Eisterhold, director of 
International Programs 

Eisterhold said that the 113 
students, which was also the 
number registered in the fall 
of 1978, show an increase of 
quality over students enrolled 
in the past 

"We’re not really looking 




liilfi 






several more students are 
expected to enroll before the 
end of the quarter, bringing 
the enrollment up to ap 
proximately 115 or 120 
students 

"The quality definitely is 
higher," Gillon said. “A good 
indicator of the better quality 
students is the fact that we’re 
getting more and more 
students in the lower levels of 
our program passing the 
TOEFL (Test Of English as a 
Foreign Language), whereas 
before it would be only those in 
the higher levels who would 


Intensive English Program 
has no plans to further expand 
its enrollment. 

John Mathenia, an in¬ 
structor in Intensive English, 
said that the course offers no 
credit hours and involves 27 
hours a week of English in¬ 
struction with five levels of 
instruction. Each level 
requires approximately 10 
weeks to complete and the 
average foreign student gains 
sufficient English proficiency 
to enroll in regular cirruculum 
after 20 weeks of English in¬ 
struction. 


Calling a 
apply for 


Area artists and craftsmen 
planning to participate in the 
fourth annual University of 
Tennessee at Martin Mayfest 
Arts and Crafts show on May 
17 have until April 11 to apply. 

Ed N. White, Mayfest 
coordinator, said this year's 


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show should be one of the best 
in the history of the event. 
"We have several of the area's 
finest artists and craftsmen 
planning to participate in 
Mayfest 1980,” White said, 
"and we are looking forward 
to seeing some very fine 
displays." 

A limited number of display 
booths is still available, and 
White invited local artists and 
craftsmen who have not yet 
i applied to participate in this 
year’s show to display their 
works. 

The annual show begins at 
10 a m. in the UTM Physical 

[ Education and Convocation 
Complex. Featured will be 
i student art displays, a puppet 
show for area children, 
special musical entertainment 
and a hospitality room for 
exhibitors. UTM student 
volunteers will assist par¬ 
ticipants throughout the day. 
Mayfest 1980 is being held 
1 under the guidelines of the 
Northwest Tennessee Artist- 
Craftsmen Association All 
entries will be screened by a 
screening jury composed of 
I arts and crafts experts. 

I Applications for the annual 
| arts and crafts show are 
| available from the Office of 
) Facilities Planning